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Land Use and Lake Sedimentation on the New England Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia

R. J. HAWORTH University of New England, Australia
,
S. J. GALE University of Sydney, Australia
,
S. A. SHORT Forbes Rigby Pty Ltd, Australia
&
H. HEIJNIS Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Australia
Pages 51-73 | Published online: 27 May 2010

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